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Graduate School Administrative Internships

The Graduate School offers three administrative internships. These are nine-month internships, running from September 1 to May 31. Each internship provides an annual stipend (equivalent to the Graduate School-recommended Arts and Sciences nine-month stipend established each year), as well as tuition and mandatory fees. In addition, The Graduate School will pay the health insurance premium for recipients who enroll in the Duke Student Medical Insurance Plan.

Each intern will work an average of approximately 19 hours per week, conducting research on topics related to graduate education and administration. The topics will change each year but may be related to:

Two interns will work through the Dean’s Office on projects related to academic programs, finance, or graduate admissions and enrollment, and one intern will work directly with Graduate Student Affairs on research and programmatic initiatives related to assessing students’ needs and developing support services for graduate students.

Eligibility

Applicants must be in good academic standing.

Applicants must have completed the preliminary exam by the end of the spring semester before the period covered by the award.

Applicant must expect to spend the majority of their time during the academic year funded by this award writing their dissertation.

All positions require ability to work independently and efficiently, reliability, excellent research and communication skills, and the ability to work well with other staff members.

No other award (whether fellowship or service-related) may be held concurrently with this internship without special permission from the dean.

As part of the application process, top-ranked candidates will be invited for an interview with Graduate School administrative staff.

To Apply

You Need

Approval from your department (see step 1 below)

Your CV (PDF)

A copy of your current Duke transcript or DukeHub report (PDF)

Two letters of recommendation from your DGS and faculty advisor. If your DGS and faculty advisor are the same individual only one letter of recommendation is required.

A PDF that includes, in the following order,

An application letter that includes a statement of why you are interested in the internship and a description of your research skills and experience. This should be no more than 3 pages, using 1-inch margins, 1.5 line spacing, and Arial 12-point font.

A list of three references

Steps

Get approval to apply from your department. Before you can submit your applications for this award to The Graduate School, you must first get approval from your director of graduate studies (DGS). Programs differ in how they choose their nominees. Check with your DGS.

Application Period

The application cycle opens in early October and closes in late November. Award recipients will be notified in spring semester. The Graduate School will announce exact dates closer to the start of the cycle, and they will be posted with the award listing on the school’s online application system.